The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-01-27
THE GIRL HE SOUGHT.

| don't know what we are to do with
her!' exclaimed Joyce feebly.
Neither do L. said Rex. knitting his
blonde brows with an effort of thinking.
We'll, whatever we do, don't you put
your fork on your plate with the prongs
DOWN. cried his sister, fixing her eyes
upon him. Don't have her think US
quite such barbarians. Oh, dear. If |
only had q new dress would not mind
so much,'
i suppose this suit is pretty badP"
suggested Rex, regarding his coat-sleeve
dublousiy.
"Of course it is" was the ruthless re-
joinder. ..Dlsgracefuln'
We'll, she can ride the cob," said
Rex illogicaily. Frightening up.
Joyce was unutterably contcmptuous.
From morning till night? We can
say to her, Miss Gray, of Graysham, we
didn't want you to come to Lisle,
though you are our cousin fifteen times
removed. But since YOU insisted, why,
here's the cob, at least. Get on him
and" +"
Git" supplemented Rex.
VERY pretty That's another thing!
Do be just rs s!angv as you can! shall
be shaking every moment OF the time
she's here, expecting you to say or do
something something odious!n
Il say, Joy, suppose she brings a
maid with her?'
This time it was Joyce who dropped
her fork, regardless of whether the
prongs We're down or up.
She turned red first and then white.
The idea Of Mrs. Gray, widow of Cap
tain Gray. was dreadful enough. But
the thought OF the maid was too awful
Joyce burst into tears.
But tears would not arrest the hand
of fate, and IN due course Mrs Gray, of
Graysham, arrived.
She was a tall, 1.-the, languOrous per-
son, with the finest complexion art could
produce, and pair of wonderful black
eyes anu q mead Of wonderful golG hair.
Sne had some binding t0ilets-what on
earth or in heaven had she brought
them 10 stupid, humdrum, unutterably
poEev LisIe toro
And joyce, in ten minutes, felt like
an uncombed, unLroomed. awkwardIy
capering colt beside the winner of the
Derby.
''Ijy-thG-bye, your next-dOOr neigh
boz is MIR. Haliett. Is ne not?" asked
Mrs. GRAY of Cousin Rex" as she call
ed hIm, with a charming glance and in
tonation, elder-sisterly, you know, and
yet not too much SO. - know him
very well lie must drive over and see
me, and L we are invited up there, you
vii. enjoy ii. joyce dear. 1t is such a
beautiful placer
joyce fancicd herself appearing at
the Haiietts' in her one best gown. by
the side OF tlls bewilching queenly crea-
ture, and began looking at her cousin,
Mrs Gray, fifteen times removed, more
than ever.
She cOntided her sentiment to Rex
after their guest had sought the retire
ment of her room.
Il don't care whether it's in
hospitable or not, | know | shall detest
her there!'
And a great little fool you will be,
said Cousin Rex. Shes a very charm
ing woman" and betook himself out
into The moonlight
joyce thought he had gone over to
see Mike about the cob. But no. little
later she saw him paradng pensivelv
backward and forward, and occasional
ly stopping and looking at the moon.
She caught herself by both ears to
make sure she was awake Rex look
ing at the moon! She did not believe
that he had ever in his life known what
it was like before
Mrs. Gray had lost no time ir ap-
prisng Mr. Hailett OF her arrival in the
neighbOrhood.
The next morning she came down
with obvious expectations in i dress so
bewIldering under treacherOus aspect
Of matutinal simplicity that Rex ap-
parentiy did not know whether 1t were
the moon still or the sun which shone
in at the window
joyce also had come down fattering
herself that she was looking rather nice
She had brushed and twisted her hair
vigorously. aud studied the back and
sides with view to new effects. Her
white dress was fresh.
But when she caught sight of her
small brown hands on the table-cloth
beside Mrs. Gray's shining pink, con-
Scious nails. with their air Of the world,
a friEhgful revulsion of feeling took
place in her. She was a perfect guy.
Every body could see it.
You'll be back when Mr.. Hallett
comes?" said Mrs. Gray in sweet inter-
rogative tones rs she saw her Young
kinswoman disappear in.the garden.
Il don't know, was the stiff reply.
Then to atone for her want of hospitali-
ty, Joyce added. uttering the lie with
great and ominous graciousness: Il
would not leave you but that the SEX
tons little girl is SICK. and | must go
and see how she is. And Rex will en-
tertain you"
There was irony, deathly if covert, in
/ this thrust, No fear but that Rex would
/ entertain her. lie had gone over 20 the
/ enemy foot and horse.
( When joyce got back she found Mrs
/ Gray moving about the sitting-room
with a sort Of suppressed lambency and
/ slight absent-mindedness which is per-
| fectly intcllgiUla to another woman.
even though she be bus nineteen. and
the most botiomlessly unsophisticated
1 OF Lislc-brcd girls.
| Mr.. Hallett had been and gone. And
| he had stayed, too, a long time-really
/ quite d conspicuously long time. He
aad not positively, it seemed, been able
to make up his mind to GO